Episode 16 Phelps County

Sheila Jenkinson19min

Sheila Jenkinson

00:00

Hey everyone, I'm Sheila Jenkinson and you are listening to the Growing Small Town Nebraska Podcast where my co-host, Marcie Sextro, and I ask community leaders and business owners about their efforts in revitalizing the Cornhusker State. If you love your small town and you're looking for ways to make it even better, or maybe you're interested in what this revitalization movement may mean for you and your family. Join us as we talk with small town Nebraskans making our state the definition of "The Good Life."

Sheila Jenkinson

00:30

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Sheila Jenkinson

01:07

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Sheila Jenkinson

01:38

Phelps County, located in south central Nebraska, has had several successful revitalization projects in their small towns; and with us today is Ron Tillery from the Phelps County Development Corporation. Welcome to the podcast. Ron.

Ron Tillery

01:52

Well, thank you for having me, Marcie, I really look forward to the conversation that we're going to have.

Sheila Jenkinson

01:58

So, many people don't know about Phelps County, and you kind of have a unique county as far as you have one larger town and then you have several villages. Can you tell us a little bit about Phelps County...where you're located...and those type of things so that as people want to vacation there, they would know where to go.

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